Sections of Ainsworth Avenue South in the Parkland area will be impacted by ongoing sewer construction for approximately two weeks starting Wednesday.
According to a press release from Pierce County, through traffic will not be allowed to travel through the stretch on Ainsworth starting from 116th Street South and ending on Garfield Street South. Residents and emergency vehicles will be allowed to travel along that portion of the construction route. The stretch from Garfield Street South to Tule Lake Road South will be closed entirely to the public during the two-week period. Crews will install about 200 feet of a 72-inch pipe and a maintenance hole. Pierce County Spokesperson Jenny Burger shared with The News Tribune Tuesday that the roads will reopen by July 1.
The county suggests a detour route on the opposite side of 116th Street South, down Spanaway Loop Road South, and onto Tule Lake Road South.
This closure is for the preparation of the fifth phase in a broader sewer-construction project which will “increase the capacity” for the Parkland/Brookdale Sewer Interceptor. A sewer interceptor is a major sewer line which receives wastewater from other collection lines. The combined flow then goes to either a wastewater treatment facility or another interceptor. Specifically, the Parkland/Brookdale Sewer Interceptor connects much of east Pierce County’s wastewater system to the Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant…